Sharon Nicol, director of Birmingham Pest Control Ltd, said: "We've had to order three times as many bait stations in because we're so busy. The demand has definitely increased since the strikes began ...

A union has said it hopes for a "change of heart" from Birmingham City Council, which threatened compulsory redundancies after negotiations over bin strikes broke down. Discussions between Unite ...

Once hailed as a city reborn, Birmingham faces a rubbish crisis that’s captured national attention. Watch the video to see ...

“The view was that some of them drove people nuts up and down the country ... “From one end of the country to another, it’s Birmingham. “Michael Buerk, who comes from Birmingham, was ...

A woman was left fighting for life after she was hit by a van on a golf course after a police chase. The grey Nissan had been pursued by West Midlands Police officers investigating reports of ...

In a statement on 31 March, the union said Birmingham City Council is "prepared to throw much more cash down the drain" with its major incident declaration "than it would cost to resolve the dispute".

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were shot at a Birmingham venue at the weekend. The shooting took place in Bickford Road in Witton in the Aston area of ...

The union said its members had turned down the latest deal on ... disruption" by accepting a pay deal. The UK's longest bin strike? The bin strike in Birmingham is one of the longest the UK ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s largest local authority has declared a major incident over a bin strike it says has resulted in ...

Striking Birmingham bin workers who have "declined ... which started on 11 March, broke down without agreement. Unite claims planned restructuring of the refuse service will see some 50 workers ...

Chai Ra had been on the Kings Heath high street in Birmingham since 2019 and had sold ... Chai Ra is the latest cafe to close as UK retailers and restaurants face difficult times.

Reform UK has launched its "most ambitious" local ... Party leader Nigel Farage told the rally in Birmingham the local elections were the "first major hurdle" on Reform's road to power.